第11頁（共11頁）高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)訓(xùn)練題24一、完形填空Whenapersoniscuriousaboutsomething,itmeansheisinterestedinitandwishestoknowmoreaboutit.Thereisnothing__1__withcuriosityinitself.Whetheritisgoodorbad__2__onwhatpeoplearecuriousabout.Curiosityis__3__sillyorwrong.Somepersonswithnothingtodoare__4__ofcuriosityaboutwhattheirneighborsaredoing.Theyare__5__toknowwhattheyareeatingordrinking,whattheyarebringinghomeortakingoutor__6__theyhavecomehomesoearlyorlate.Tobeinterestedinthesethingsis__7__becausetheyarenotimportantatall.Itisnoneoftheir__8__toknowwhatneighborsdooraredoing.Suchcuriosityis__9__notonlyfoolishbutalsoharmful.Formostprobably,it__10__tosmalltalkwhichoftenbrings__11__，shameordisrespecttoothers,andthushurttheirfeelings.Ontheother__12__，thereisanoblecuriosity—thecuriosityofthewise,who__13__atallthegreatthingsandtrytofindoutallthey__14__aboutthem.Columbuscould__15__havefoundAmericaifhehadnotbeen__16__.JamesWattwouldnothavemadethesteamengine__17__hiscuriosityabouttheraisingofthekettlelid(水壺蓋).Allthegreatdiscoveriesandinventionsinhumanhistoryhavebeenmade__18__aresultofcuriosity.__19__thecuriosityisneveraboutunimportantthings,whichhave__20__ornothingtodowiththehappinessofthepublic.1．A.good B．wrongC．right D．special2．A.works B．putsC．takes D．depends3．A.always B．sometimesC．seldom D．neither4．A.full B．fondC．proud D．lack5．A.angry B．worriedC．pleased D．a(chǎn)nxious6．A.how B．whenC．why D．where7．A.silly B．necessaryC．possible D．funny8．A.work B．homeworkC．duty D．business9．A.nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．something D．everything10．A.refers B．leadsC．causes D．results11．A.pride B．harmC．nervousness D．selfishness12．A.face B．sideC．way D．hand13．A.expect B．likeC．wonder D．doubt14．A.need B．dareC．must D．can15．A.never B．everC．probably D．finally16．A.famous B．carefulC．curious D．hard17．A.for B．withoutC．in D．from18．A.before B．a(chǎn)sC．a(chǎn)fter D．during19．A.So B．AndC．But D．Or20．A.much B．littleC．some D．few二、閱讀理解AIfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice:TherearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarereading,listening,speaking,andwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.Butyourreadingmustbeactive.Itmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentence,themeaningoftheunfamiliarwords,etc.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammarsortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyoucomeacross,butthefactthatyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethem,forexampleinotherpassagesorbooks,isenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlistening,therearetwochoices:besidesreading,youcanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreading,thenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmind,youcaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadvice,yourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomatically(自動(dòng)地),andyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.1．Accordingtotheauthor,whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?A．Readingandlistening.B．Readingandwriting.C．Writingandspeaking.D．Speakingandlistening.2．Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat________.A．everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB．youneedn'tpracticelisteningifyoukeeponreadingeverydayC．beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlisteningD．youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing3．Thepassageismainlyabouthowto________.A．choosesuitablelisteningmaterialsB．dealwithnewwordsinreadingC．improveyourEnglishasquicklyaspossibleD．becomefluentinspeakingandwritingEnglishBThatwomancarriedanewblanket(毛毯)overherarm.Wordlessly,shegaveittome.“Isitfinished？”Iasked.Sheshookherhead.“No.Itisready，”shereplied.Ihandedherthemoneyandtooktheblanket.“Itisbeautiful,soskillfullywoven(編織)，”Isaidtomymother.“Butwhatdidshemeanwhenshesaiditwasnotfinished?Howcanitbereadyifitisnotfinished？”“Iwilltellyoulater，”mymothersaid,“butfirstIwilltakeyoutotheNavajovillage.”Wewentdowntothevillage.Agroupofyoungmenweremakingsandpictures.Wewalkedthroughthewholevillage,watchingthedifferentthingsthepeopleweredoing.ItwasnotuntilthateveningthatmymotherfinallyexplainedtheNavajowoman'swords.“Didyounoticeanythingaboutthethingsthepeopleweremaking？”mymotherasked.“WhatshouldIhavenoticed？”Ilookedatherandasked.“EachthingtheNavajomakehasonesmallpartthatisnotcomplete.Thedesigns(設(shè)計(jì))intheirsandpicturesareoftennotperfectlydone,forexample—thelineofacirclemaynotquiteclose.Ifyoulookcarefullyatyourblanket,youwillprobablyfindastitch(一針)missing.”Itooktheblanketoff,butitlookedasperfectasanydesigncouldbe.Thensuddenly,Inoticedthatsureenoughastitchwasmissing!“ButwhydotheNavajointentionallyleavesometinypartunfinished？”Iasked.“Theybelievethatwhenanythingiscompletedorfinished,itmeanstheendhascome—itwillnotbeperfectuntilthen.Thentoo,withacircle,theybelievethattheymustleaveapathwayforthebadspiritstorunawayandthegoodspiritstocomein.So,often,theydonotmakethelineclose.”4．Theblankettheauthorreceived________.A．waspoorlywovenB．madeherthinkalotC．costheralotofmoneyD．wasfinished,butnotready5．Whywastheauthorshownaroundthevillage?A．TobuymorethingsmadebytheNavajo.B．TomakefriendswithsomeoftheNavajo.C．TohaveadeeperunderstandingoftheNavajo.D．Tolookforthewomanwhosoldhertheblanket.6．WhichofthefollowingmaytheNavajobelieve?A．Astitchintimeisveryimportant.B．Lifeonlybecomesperfectwhenyoudie.C．Hewhomakesnomistakeisaperfectman.D．Youmustalwaystrytomakeyourlifecomplete.三、七選五閱讀理解1Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.

Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.2Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.

Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.Elephanttusks,monkeytailsandsaltwereusedasmoneyinpartsofAfrica.ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecentre.3

Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.4SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Latersomecountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.5Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.A.Theybegantousepapermoney.B.Money,asweknow,isallmadeofpaper.C.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin(錫).D.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.E.Nooneknowsforcertainwhenpeoplebegantousemoney.F.Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.G.Peoplestrung(串聯(lián))themtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.一、閱讀理解1.B結(jié)合后面的“Whetheritisgoodorbad”可知，好奇本身沒有什么錯(cuò)。2.D好奇是好還是壞取決于人們所好奇的事情。dependon“依靠；取決于”。3.B根據(jù)后面講述的內(nèi)容可知，好奇有時(shí)候是愚蠢或錯(cuò)誤的。4.A結(jié)合“withnothingtodo”可知，有些無所事事的人就對(duì)他們的鄰居做什么充滿了好奇。5.D由“curiosity”一詞可知，他們急切地想知道鄰居家吃什么或喝什么。6.C他們好奇鄰居為什么回來得這么早或晚。7.A與該段首句“Curiosityis__3__sillyorwrong.”可知，對(duì)這些事情好奇是很愚蠢的。8.D因?yàn)樗麄兒闷娴氖虑椴恢匾?，也與他們無關(guān)。Itisnoneofsb.'sbusiness“與某人無關(guān)”。9.C這樣的好奇是不僅愚蠢而且有害的東西。something在此表示“某種東西”。10.B這樣的好奇會(huì)導(dǎo)致一些小的爭吵。leadto“導(dǎo)致；造成”。referto“提及；參考”；result和in搭配表示“導(dǎo)致”。11.B根據(jù)后面“shameordisrespecttoothers,andthushurttheir